Patient characteristics | Â |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 70 (9) |
Males, n (%) | 124 (93) |
Smoking pack-years, median (P25-P75) | 67 (43-102) |
Current smoker, n (%) | 35 (27) |
Exacerbation last year ≥1, n (%) | 45 (34) |
FEV1 post-BD % pred, mean (SD) | 52 (16) |
Sputum characteristics | Â |
Neutrophils/ml ×106, median (P25-P75) | 6.4 (1.7-17.1) |
Neutrophils %, median (P25-P75) | 72 (48-84) |
IL-1β (pg/ml), median (P25-P75) | 209 (52-695) |
IL-6 (pg/ml), median (P25-P75) | 124 (54-259) |
IL-8 (×103) (pg/ml), median (P25-P75) | 11 (4-16) |
Colonized by PPMs, n (%) | 39 (29.3) |
Colonized by H. influenzae, n (%) | 22 (17) |
Bacterial load of H. influenzae x106 (cfu/ml), median (P25-P75) †* | 5.4 (1-12) |